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A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Mugdha Sinha, IAS, exemplifies a rare blend of leadership and creativity. Beyond public service, she is an author, poetess, sportsperson and visual artist,...

Book Reviews

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...

Change Makers

Operation Devi: How Dang Police Are Breaking the Grip of Witch-Hunting in Gujarat’s Tribal Heartland

29 January 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Witch-hunting continues to endanger women in Gujarat’s Dang district. Operation Devi, led by Dang Police,...

Beyond Headlines

From NIT Kurukshetra to the Himalayas: Shatrujeet Singh Kapur’s New Command

28 January 2026

Pallavi Priya

With over three decades of experience across district policing, CBI investigations, anti-corruption work,...

Features

Precision Lethality: The Shift from Volume to Accuracy

28 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

By Colonel M V Shashidhar (Retd), — an army veteran analysing the global shift from mass firepower to...

Must Read

Republic Day Parade 2026: Maharashtra Tableau Wins Top Honour; Indian Navy and Delhi Police Lead Marching Contingents

29 January 2026

Economic Survey 2025–26: India’s GDP Growth Projected at 6.8–7.2% Amid Global Uncertainty, Flags Currency and Capital Flow Risks

29 January 2026

BIG Breaking: Supreme Court Stays UGC’s Anti-Discrimination Rules, Flags Caste, Women, and Disability Concerns; Next Hearing March 19

29 January 2026

Videos

A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Hemming ITDC To Provide Ultimate Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Experience | IAS Mugdha Sinha Video Interview

26 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

The Life & Times of an UPSC Aspirant in Allahabad

23 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

MP Govt Transfers 14 IPS Officers; Sanjay Kumar Appointed New Bhopal Police Commissioner

29 January 2026

38 Senior Civil Servants Retire in January 2026: 20 IAS, 18 IPS Officers

29 January 2026

ACC Approves 5 Top Appointments in Railway Board; Vivek Kumar Gupta, Aruna Nayar and Others Assigned Key Roles

29 January 2026

Outgoing AP Chief Secretary K Vijayanand Likely to Be Reappointed as Ex-Officio Special Chief Secretary | Career & Profile

29 January 2026

Govt Extends Temporary Upgradation of 4 Senior Posts in Education, Finance, Science, and Heavy Industries

29 January 2026

CISF Jawan Must Serve Nation for 10 Years; Leaving Early Will Lead to Loss of Training Fees: Delhi High Court

29 January 2026

PSU News

HPCL and Oil India Sign MoU at India Energy Week 2026 to Develop Compressed Bio-Gas Project

29 January 2026

CONCOR Declares 3rd Interim Dividend for FY26, Reports Steady Q3 Financial Performance

29 January 2026

REC Ltd Declares Third Interim Dividend of ₹4.60 per Share, Posts Highest-Ever Nine-Month Profit

29 January 2026

Indian Oil Signs LoI with Akasa Air to Explore Supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

29 January 2026

Employees’ Trust Pays Off: SAIL Earns ‘Great Place to Work’ Certification for Third Consecutive Year

29 January 2026

HAL Secures ₹1,800+ Crore Contract with Pawan Hans for 10 Dhruv NG Helicopters, Delivery by 2027

29 January 2026

HUDCO Q3 FY26 Net Profit ₹713 Crore, Declares ₹1.15 Interim Dividend; Raises Borrowing Plan to ₹80,000 Crore

29 January 2026

Engineers India Limited EIL Engineers India Ltd (EIL)

EIL Strengthens Global Leadership in Energy Engineering with Landmark Projects and ₹15,000 Crore Order Book

29 January 2026

Defence News

What Are Autonomous V-BAT Drones? How These Will Transform Indian Army’s Border Surveillance Strategy

29 January 2026

Inside India’s Ramjet Engine Programme: How IIT Madras Plans to Double Artillery Strike Range

29 January 2026

India Tightens Border Security: Indian Army to Monitor Drones Up to 35 Km Inside China and Pakistan Borders with 30000 Drones

28 January 2026

Rajnath Singh Sends Strong Strategic Message with India-EU Defence and Technology Pact

28 January 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Goes Fully Digital as CJI Launches Online Case Management, Parking and Security Systems

29 January 2026

BIG Breaking: Supreme Court Stays UGC’s Anti-Discrimination Rules, Flags Caste, Women, and Disability Concerns; Next Hearing March 19

29 January 2026

Who Is Advocate Balaji Medamalli? SC Collegium Recommends Him as Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court

29 January 2026

Who is Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Appointed as a Mediator in Thengalai–Vadagalai Temple Dispute

29 January 2026

Opinion

Features

Precision Lethality: The Shift from Volume to Accuracy

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Uttar Pradesh

The Rise of a New Economic Vanguard: Uttar Pradesh at 76

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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UPSC Stories

She Cried, She Learned, She Returned: The Unbreakable UPSC Journey of IAS Avdhija Gupta

20 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From three consecutive Prelims failures to securing AIR 43, IAS Avdhija Gupta’s UPSC CSE-2024 journey...

Why the UPSC Centenary Logo Matters: A Visual Guide to 100 Years of Civil Services

18 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

The UPSC centenary logo marks 100 years of India’s civil services. Decode its symbols and trace the journey...

Lost Father at 17, Worked Full-Time: Bhilai Steel Plant Diploma Engineer to CGPSC 2024 Deputy Collector – Yashwant Dewangan

10 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yashwant Kumar Dewangan, a BSP diploma engineer from Korba, overcame personal and professional challenges...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...

Part 1 | Boswell for a Statesman: How Narayani Basu Reconstructs the Many Lives of K.M. Panikkar

27 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In this extended two-part review, the author seeks the indulgence of readers to engage deeply with A...

Searching for the Self in an Algorithmic World

16 January 2026

Pallavi Priya

In this thoughtful review, Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director at The New India Foundation, explores...